So What Exactly IS a Tardigrade?

A Tardigrade (also known as “water bears” or “moss piglets”) is a microscopic organism that can survive extreme heat, cold, pressure, no water, no air, and any other insane circumstance you can throw at it. They are short and plump. They can live in volcanoes and even endure outer space. There have even been recorded instances of Tardigrades being found in moss kept in a museum for 100 years. When scientists added water to it…. Tardigrades appeared! They are the most indestructible organism on Planet Earth.